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Articles by Jillian Bedell
Jillian is a magnificent ship. She lives on the beach in Mexico with her husband and two dogs where she reads, writes, walks and practices Nia.
Nothing says Christmas like a cup of hot booze. Presents and peace are totally awesome, but baby, it’s cold outside,* and a steaming mug of liquid courage emboldens me to face the chilliest of nights. And …
You already know which Champagne cocktails I do not condone, now let’s discuss those that make the cut. I crave simplicity and honestly for the holidays I will most likely use Cava or Prosecco when serving a crowd …
In an effort to banish from my sphere of knowing the phrase “Ron Ron Juice” I started researching holiday cocktails today. I began with the most edifying of bubblies*: Champagne, bien sur. What I gleaned quite quickly is that most …
On Friday I entertained the idea of a quesadilla so senselessly decadent and lowbrow it would only occur to those who are either totally stoned or happily married. I could think of ten thousand other combinations that …
Being happily married is somewhat akin to the condition of a patient in good recovery at an Alpine sanatarium for TB. You become fleshy and rosy, lazy and content. It’s a very Rococo ideal. Which is maybe …
Last night’s dinner was a gorgeous tuna steak, beautifully seared and gemstone pink in the center. I made a saucy little salad/slaw of carrots, peppers, onions, cucumbers, and tomatoes topped with a soy/sesame oil/rice wine vinegar/lime/red …
Last night I was whipping up some splendid supper whilst decking the halls and looking good doing it, my husband casually remarked that when it first occurred to him to marry me he had no idea that …
Once there was and once there was not, in a faraway land governed by pure reason and agoraphobic giants, a meal served at midday. More than a mere sandwich, it’s a chance to take pause, to …
Is it fair to say we’re all trying to eat light in the following few days leading up to Thanksgiving? Here’s my first unsolicited suggestion. Sunday afternoon I blended up a little soup: avocado, cucumber, …
You know that scene in The Dark Crystal when the Skeksi has drunk of the extracted Podling essence and his wrinkled skin becomes taut and his youth appears to have been restored – but only, …
